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Twenty–two days after the Regional and General elections were held in Guyana, lawyers are
continuing to argue before the High Court on issues related to an application filed against a recount.
The case to stop the recount was filed by APNU – AFC candidate Ulita Moore. The matter is being
heard by Justice Franklyn Holder at the High Court in Georgetown.
Yesterday, lawyers involved in the matter continued to present arguments over a request by Leader
of the Opposition People Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Bharrat Jagdeo for the Statements of Polls
produced to Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield for the March 2, 2020 to be laid over to the
Court.

The Court is hearing Jagdeo‘s application

which was filed alongside that of Reaz
Holladar, a private citizen in favour of the
recount. The duo is being represented by a Sports
team of attorneys, including the Trinidad-
based Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes and
PPP/C Executive member and Attorney -at-
law Anil Nandlall.
Following a private hearing into the matter
yesterday, Nandlall explained that
Lowenfield’s Attorney, Neil Boston S.C had
Attorney-at-law Anil Nandlall vigorously opposed his request for the
production of the SOPs. Nandlall posited that
the production of the SOPs would address the controversy over the results presented by Returning
Officer for Region Four Clairmont Mingo. What cricket means to West Indians
He stressed that it forms the basis of which all of the legal matters stem.  Mar 25, 2020
“If that is addressed then, there could be a quick solution to the entire issue. Instead, we see a By Sean Devers Presently just the thought of West
strong resistance to our request from the parties representing the Chief Election Officer, who is Indies cricket can take one into deep depression.
supposed to be an impartial respondent in these proceedings.” Administrators, who only serve their own agendas,
According to Nandlall, the applicant’s (Moore’s) lawyers raised the issue of whether the Court has players, most of whom seem only motivated by...
jurisdiction to order the recounting of the statements of poll at this time.
As a result, he said that his team countered by raising issue of the court’s jurisdiction to hear the Read More
application by Moore. According to Nandlall, the Court will now have to consider the issue of
jurisdiction and rule on that point before it proceeds with the substantial aspect of the case. Fruta Coquerors FC pays
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In addition, Boston (Lowenfield’s Attorney), told reporters
that the court granted the lawyers time to file submissions
on the issue of jurisdiction. The written submissions are to
be laid over by Thursday and the case will resume on
Former GuyanaNRA
Friday. Exco Member Claude
Last week, Justice Holder granted an interim injunction to ‘Alfy’...
put the recount process on hold.  Mar 25, 2020
The interim injunction granted to Moore restrains GECOM
from setting aside or varying the declarations already
made by the 10 electoral districts with any other Sealy unbeaten half
documents or declarations, until the hearing and century guides Barbina
determination of the judicial review of the application. X1 to...
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Further, the interim injunction granted by Justice Holder,
restrains GECOM from permitting or authorising “any
person or persons to any agreement between the

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President of Guyana and the leader of the Opposition and Attorney-at-law Mayo Robertson V and V All stars
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Community or at all, to count or recount any ballots cast by electors at the March 2, 2020 General champs
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and Regional Elections until the hearing and determination of the judicial review application.”
“The interim decision also restrains the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, from submitting any
report of the total votes cast for each List of Candidates pursuant to Section 96 (1) and (2) of the
Julian Moore following in
Representation of the People Act, save and except the votes counted and the information furnished
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by the Returning Officer under Section 84 (1) of the Representation of the People Act until the  Mar 24, 2020
hearing and determination of the judicial review application filed herein.”
Attorneys Mayo Robertson and Roysdale Forde are representing the applicant. Respondents to the
court matter are GECOM, the Chairman of the Commission and the Chief Elections Officer.
GECOM was, prior to the injunction, scheduled to recount ballots in the elections following an
agreement by President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo. Features/Columnists
The decision for a recount was made following an intervention by the Chairman of the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley. Prior to the injunction by the Claudette Singh paid for my
Court, Mottley had provided a high-level team to supervise the recount.
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